A teacher does not believe a student can perform well because of a learning disability. The teacher comes to expect very little, so she demands very little from the student. In response, the student does not try and indeed fails. We may consider this process to be
a. unavoidable.
b. unusual.
c. autocratic.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
d
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Bechara et al. (1997) conducted a study in which they allowed participants to draw from various decks of cards. For some decks, the cards generally signaled a "win" of a small amount of money. Other decks dealt with larger amounts but you could win or lose money. In this study, the people who lacked emotion tended to ____
a. choose only from the decks with larger sums b. choose only from the decks with small wins c. go back to the same deck over and over d. behave similarly to those who were capable of emotion
According to studies, what is the main reason that neonates cry?
A. pain B. hunger C. fatigue D. over stimulation
Witnessing a restaurant server drop a food plate on the ground, and then concluding that the server is uncoordinated, would be an example of ____.?
a. ?bystander apathy b. ?the self-serving bias c. ?the fundamental attribution error d. ?cognitive dissonance
Many notable figures in history, including Lawrence of Arabia, Adolf Hitler, and Marilyn Monroe, have been depicted as antisocial personalities.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)